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Same-sex couples in Idaho could get married as soon as Friday morning after a federal judge struck down the state's gay marriage ban, saying it is unconstitutional and wrongly relegates same-sex couples to second-class citizen status. The judge said the state must start issuing same-sex marriage licenses beginning at 9am Friday, but Gov. Butch Otter—describing the ruling as "a small setback in a long-term battle"—plans to appeal the case and has filed a motion seeking an immediate stay, the Idaho Statesman reports.

Idaho's marriage laws "deny same-sex couples the economic, practical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of marriage, relegating each couple to a stigmatized, second-class status," the judge wrote, and "plaintiffs suffer these injuries not because they are unqualified to marry, start a family, or grow old together, but because of who they are and whom they love." A lawyer for four couples who challenged the ban described the ruling as a "victory not only for the courageous couples who brought this case, but for everyone who cares about freedom and fairness," the AP reports. In Arkansas, meanwhile, where a judge struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban last week, gay couples are rushing to get married before the state's Supreme Court can reinstate the ban, reports the New York Times.

Make ALL New Marriages a Legal BUSINESS Transaction having acceptability in all states ,having no taxpayer involvement and foregoing any taxpayer funded privileges and including spousal privileges.Marriage these days are nothing more than a business deal with a few perks.

Revs.Earl&Tim

May 14, 2014 8:58 AM CDT

How much longer will Pennsylprejudice continue to lag far behind Idaho? "At long last, on Monday, May 12, 2014, the federal court finally reviews the historic ACLU lawsuit seeking to strike down centuries of segregation in civil marriage, currently restricted to different-sex couples only. Apartheid begins to crumble, thanks to federal intervention in Pennsylprejudice. All aboard the Marriage Equality Freedom Train that has now arrived at Pennsylequality Station!” Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xlCQ1Ymq8c